FCC’s net neutrality order protects libraries as ‘consumers’, lacks strong protections for library services to the public, say library associations - December 22, 2010
The American Library Association (ALA), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), and EDUCAUSE say the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) passage of its network (net) neutrality order is a first step toward restoring an open Internet. However, the new… Read More
Large cut to capital budget may damage UK’s science research, says RSC director - December 22, 2010
Prof. Jim Iley, director of science and education at the UK's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), has said that a large cut to the capital budget could damage science research. According to him, given the financial climate, the funding settlement - particularly in terms of the… Read More
Elsevier Business Intelligence to host ‘IN3 Europe’ Investor Conference - December 22, 2010
Elsevier Business Intelligence, an Elsevier company, has announced that it will host the 'IN3 Europe' Investor Conference in Paris. The event is scheduled for March 15-16, 2011, at Le Meridien Montparnasse Hotel, Paris. Medical device start-ups continue to face intense competition for a finite amount… Read More
BMJ Group set to launch new supportive and palliative care journal - December 22, 2010
Global publisher BMJ Group, UK, is set to launch a new supportive and palliative care journal - BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care. Slated for launch in April 2011, the journal aims to promote a global exchange of research-based evidence and innovative practice across many disciplines and… Read More
New JISC guidance document to help researchers better manage Freedom of Information issues - December 22, 2010
The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), UK, has launched a step-by-step guidance document for researchers to manage requests for research data under Freedom of Information (FoI) and Environmental Information Regulation legislation. While researchers routinely share data with each other as part of their normal business,… Read More
Delaware Division of Libraries join ebrary’s Public Library Complete programme - December 22, 2010
Digital content products and technologies provider ebrary, US, has announced that the Delaware Division of Libraries is participating in its Public Library Complete pilot programme. Public libraries throughout the state of Delaware will now have simultaneous, multi-user access to more than 21,000 e-books from leading publishers.… Read More
